Haha! I rarely change my lancet and only use alcohol when I am out of the country or I can see dirt on my hands.
Along the lines of not heeding advice about testing: I received a pamphlet from my health insurance company about how to manage diabetes. One of the recommendations (and, after reading this I promptly put the whole booklet in my recycling bin!) was to alternate fingers for each test so you only stick each finger once a week. CLEARLY that advice was not meant for me. I test six times a day. Only testing ten times in a week would be a dream (or a nightmare that might end with ketoacidosis — depending on how you look at it). 😉